Prescription Opioid Use among Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain before and after the COVID-19 Outbreak in Taiwan: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study.
Jia-Lin ChenShung-Tai HoWei-Zen SunYu-Chuan TsaiKuang-I ChengYen-Chin LiuYi-Jer HsiehYeong-Ray WenPo-Kai WangChun-Sung SungChun-Chang YehTso-Chou LinPublished in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
The COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 did not interrupt access to long-term opioid prescriptions for most registered patients with chronic pain in Taiwan. Less fentanyl patch use was observed in participants whose opioid dose was tapering.